We had somehow gotten lost in near white-out conditions, and the only way I could drive and stay on the road was to steer by the shrubs and weeds that were sticking up on the unkempt ditches on either side of the road.

The remarkable white-out which has seen virtually all of the major jumps races in the north called off since November is set to claim another casualty, Wetherby having all but ruled out the possibility of hosting the Sky Bet Chase, after Doncaster was abandoned on Saturday, as part of their raceday this weekend.